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Exam 1 - Practice Questions Flashcards

1
Q

What is the most common type of synapse?

A

Axodendritic

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2
Q

What lobe contains the primary somatosensory area?

A

Parietal

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3
Q

What artery runs along the lateral sulcus?

A

Middle cerebral artery

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4
Q

Which receptor is not encapsulated?

A

Follicular cells
Merkel cells
Free nerve endings

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5
Q

Which receptor responds to deep touch/vibration?

A

Pacinian

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6
Q

Sensory structures in the spinal cord are?

A

Dorsal and lateral in the brainstem

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7
Q

CSF is located in the…?

A

Subarachnoid space

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8
Q

What is the most rostral part of the brain or cerebrum?

A

Telencephalon

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9
Q

The notochord stimulates the ___ to form ___?

A
  1. ) Ectoderm

2. ) Neural plate

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10
Q

Where is the cerebral aqueduct?

A

In between the third and fourth ventricles

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11
Q

What myelinates CNS?

A

Oligodendrocytes

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12
Q

Define tract in CNS.

A

Bundle of axons

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13
Q

What artery supplies the visual cortex?

A

Posterior cerebral artery

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14
Q

What artery supplies the lateral cerebrum?

A

Middle cerebral artery

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15
Q

What lobe contains the primary visual cortex?

A

Occipital lobe

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16
Q

Cerebral cortex can have up to ___ lamina?

A

6

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17
Q

CNS is derived from what germ layer?

A

Ectoderm

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18
Q

What is the main functional component of the cerebral cortex?

A

?

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19
Q

Venous blood drains from the cranium through the ___?

A

Internal jugular vein

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20
Q

What plane divides the body into right & left halves?

A

Sagittal

21
Q

What are nociceptors?

A

Pain receptors

22
Q

Where is the falx cerebri located?

A

In between the right and left hemispheres

23
Q

Type of cell body in DRG?

A

Pseudounipolar

24
Q

How much CSF is contained within the system at any given time?

A

150mL at any given moment

25
Q

What type of cells line ventricles and produce CSF?

A

Ependymal cells

26
Q

What do neural crest cells form from?

A

Neural tube

27
Q

What is a derivative of neural crest cells?

A

Sensory neurons

28
Q

What supplies the visual cortex?

A

Superior Cerebellar or posterior cerebral

29
Q

What lobe is associated with emotions?

A

Limbic

30
Q

What is surrounded by the pons, medulla and cerebellum?

A

4th ventricle

31
Q

What is the largest part of the brain?

A

Telencephalon

32
Q

Which layer houses stem cells for the future spinal cord?

A

Ventricular area

33
Q

What deep vein goes to the straight sinus?

A

Great cerebral vein of Galen

34
Q

What connects Wernicke’s to Broca’s area?

A

Arcuate association fibers

35
Q

What is the most common connection in the body?

A

Synapse

36
Q

What part of the neuron transmits signals the fastest?

A

Axon

37
Q

White matter is composed mainly of what?

A

Axon

38
Q

Which ganglia is in the CNS?

A

Basal Ganglia

39
Q

Broca’s area pertains to?

A

Speech

40
Q

Which cell aids in cellular metabolism?

A

Astrocyte

41
Q

Which cell is phagocytic?

A

Microglia

42
Q

Which is myelinated in PNS?

A

Schwann cell

43
Q

What is part of the midbrain?

A

Mesencephalon

44
Q

150mL at any given moment?

A

CSF

45
Q

What lobe is the visual cortex located?

A

Occipital

46
Q

Where do neural crest cells originate?

A

Neural fold

47
Q

Diencephalon gives rise to what?

A

3rd ventricle

48
Q

Mesencephalon (midbrain) gives rise to what?

A

Cerebral aqueduct

49
Q

What artery runs in lateral fissure?

A

Middle cerebral artery

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